61-6-125. Installment payment of judgments -- default. (1) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments. The court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies that the judgment creditor may have, may order payment in installments and fix the amounts and times of the payments.
(2) The department may not suspend a license or a nonresident's operating privilege and shall restore any license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of compliance with 61-6-301 and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installment is not in default.
(3) If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by a court order, then the department shall, upon notice of the default, suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied, as provided in this part.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 204, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 53-433; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 218, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 309, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 6. Responsibility of Vehicle Users and Owners
Part 1. Motor Vehicle Insurance Responsibility and Verification
61-6-103. Motor vehicle liability policy minimum limits -- other requirements
61-6-104. Uniformity of interpretation
61-6-105. Department to administer law and make rules
61-6-108. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits
61-6-110. Other relief not precluded
61-6-112. Surrender of license
61-6-113. through 61-6-120 reserved
61-6-121. Courts to report nonpayment of judgments
61-6-122. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments -- exceptions
61-6-124. Satisfaction of judgments
61-6-125. Installment payment of judgments -- default
61-6-126. through 61-6-130 reserved
61-6-131. When proof of financial responsibility required
61-6-132. Alternate methods of giving proof
61-6-133. Certificate of insurance as proof
61-6-134. Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof
61-6-135. Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy
61-6-136. Other policies not affected
61-6-137. Bond as proof of responsibility
61-6-138. Money or securities as proof of responsibility
61-6-139. Owner permitted to give proof for others
61-6-140. Substitution of proof of responsibility
61-6-142. Duration of proof -- when money or securities may be canceled or returned
61-6-145. through 61-6-150 reserved
61-6-151. Violations -- penalties
61-6-152. through 61-6-156 reserved
61-6-157. Creation of online motor vehicle liability insurance verification system
61-6-158. Vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating account